# mechanical vs mechanically

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mechanical
*adjective · IPA /məˈkænɪkəl/ · frequency rank #4,099*
Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.

### mechanically
*adverb · IPA /məˈkænɪkli/ · frequency rank #18,367*
From a mechanical point of view.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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